This session will cover:

• M&A strategy, process and critical success factors.
  
• Effective board governance in overseeing M&A activities.
  
• Best practices for planning and achieving maximum deal value.
  
• Strategies for preparing and managing personnel performance throughout the transaction.
• Due diligence from financial to HR considerations.
• Valuation methodologies and other critical board-level insights.

Programme

9:00am : Registration and networking
9:30am : M&A strategy and value creation – international best practices and critical success factors
11:00am : Break
11:15am : Board governance, people, culture and digital transformation 
12:30pm : Lunch
1:30pm : Valuation session 1
3:00pm : Break
3:15pm : Valuation session 2
5:30pm : Closing
6:00pm : End of programme

CPD Hours : 8

SID members:  $1,569.60 (incl. 9% GST)
Non-members: $2,158.20 (incl. 9% GST) 

SPEAKERS

David Olsson
Managing Director, Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances

Mr David Olsson is the Managing Director of the Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). He has over 15 years of M&A experience in various steps of the process from strategy and target search to realising the synergies through successful integration. He has also assisted boards and senior executives by providing advisory services and hands on expertise in M&A and project management, from M&A leadership and governance to actual implementation. In addition to being an experienced member of the IMAA faculty for many years, Mr Olsson also has experience in the frontline of M&A with private equity, corporate development and consultancy. Mr Olsson holds a degree in Social Psychology.

Kelvin Teo
Faculty Member, Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances

Mr Kelvin Teo has over 15 years of experience in Investment Banking, Private Equity, Asset Management and Corporate Development. Mr Teo gained international M&A deal experience at Deutsche Bank, HSBC and UBS. He also worked at The State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Fosun Asset Management and Switch Automation, a climate technology startup focused on green and decarbonized buildings. He has trained MNC clients including Barclays, Goldman Sachs and HSBC amongst others. Mr Teo holds an Executive MBA from Kellogg-HKUST. He is also an FCMA CGMA Charter Holder and has been awarded the WSQ Advanced Certificate in Learning and Performance by the Institute for Adult Learning.

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